Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse

Albany Great Danes
University University at Albany
Conference America East
Location Albany, New York
Coach Scott Marr (since 2000)
Stadium John Fallon Field
(capacity: 2,500)
Nickname Great Danes
Colors Purple and Gold
         
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Conference Tournament Champions
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Conference Regular Season Champions
2002, 2003, 2007

The Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse team represents the University at Albany in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. Albany currently competes in the America East Conference and plays its home games on John Fallon Field. The team reached the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament in 2003–2005 and in 2007. The Great Danes are currently coached by Scott Marr.

Contents

Coaches

Current coaching staff

All-time head coaches

Years Coach Win Loss Win % Conference
Titles		 NCAA Tournament
Appearances		 NCAA Titles
1970 Bill Muse 3 7 .300 - - -
1971–1973 Bob Ford 19 11 .633 - - -
1974–1975 Dave Armstrong 10 13 .435 - - -
1976 Steve Axman 6 5 .545 - - -
1977–1983 Mike Motta 36 45 .444 - - -
1984 Gary Campbell 7 6 .538 - - -
1985 Rick Flanders 3 10 .231 - - -
1986 Chuck Priore 5 8 .385 - - -
1987 Tom Fogarty 5 7 .417 - - -
1988–1994 Steve O'Shea 45 37 .549 - - -
1995–2000 Mark Wimmer 42 31 .575 - - -
2001–present Scott Marr 90 79 .532 4 (America East) 4 (NCAA D-I) -

Players

Current Roster

2011 Albany Men's Lacrosse
Current Roster
Pos. # Name Class Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School
M 4 Daley Baker Junior 5–11 195 lbs. Cleveland Heights, OH Cleveland Heights
D 45 Mike Banks Senior 6–3 210 lbs. Norwalk, CT Brien McMahon
G 13 Tony Behling Junior 6–0 200 lbs. Adams, NY South Jefferson
M 10 Rocky Bonitatibus Junior 5–9 180 lbs. Yorktown Heights, NY Yorktown
G 31 John Carroll Junior 5–9 180 lbs. Nesconset, NY Smithtown East
G 1 Edmund Cathers Freshman 5-9 240 lbs. Syracuse, NY Corcoran
A 28 Brian Caufield Senior 6–4 220 lbs. Bay Shore, NY West Islip
M 30 Kyle Crotty Senior 6–1 200 lbs. Bethpage, NY Bethpage
D 6 Doug Eich Freshman 6–2 195 lbs. Pelham, NY Pelham Memorial
M 20 Ryan Feuerstein Freshman 5-10 180 lbs. Hamburg, NY Hamburg
M 29 Mike Finnegan Senior 6–3 230 lbs. Bay Shore, NY West Islip
A 7 Will Fuller Sophomore 6–3 205 lbs. Garden City, NY Garden City
D 40 Cody Futia Freshman 6–1 210 lbs. Schenectady, NY Guilderland
M 17 Kevin Glurckert Redshirt Freshman 5–11 190 lbs. Bethpage, NY Bethpage
M 12 Jimmy Haugen Sophomore 6–1 180 lbs. Bethpage, NY Bethpage
A 48 Kyle Hemrick Sophomore 6–0 190 lbs. Seaford, NY Seaford
A 38 Jack Huber Freshman 5-10 165 lbs. Long Grove, IL Stevenson
D 22 Ryan Ivory Senior 6–4 210 lbs. Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Springs
A/M 39 Matt Johnson Junior 6–0 185 lbs. Glenmont, NY Bethlehem Central
M 37 Mike Kehoe Senior 6–0 190 lbs. Glen Rock, NJ Glen Rock
A 23 Derek Kreuzer Senior 6–0 200 lbs. Liverpool, NY Liverpool
D 44 Travis Lyons Junior 6–1 215 lbs. Farmingdale, NY Farmingdale
M 11 Matt Mackenzie Sophomore 6–2 210 lbs. Stony Plain, AB The Hill Academy
M 18 Artie Marrapese Sophomore 6-0 225 lbs. Orchard Park, NY Orchard Park
M 14 Mike Miller Freshman 5-9 150 lbs. Ohsweken, ON, CAN Hagersville Secondary
M 42 Mike Moran Junior 5-8 180 lbs. Buffalo, NY Orchard Park
M 47 Brendan Murphy Junior 6-1 165 lbs. Hyde Park, NY Franklin D. Roosevelt
D 32 Jon Newhouse Freshman 6-3 225 lbs. Oakville, ON, CAN The Hill Academy
M 35 Jack Nickla Sophomore 6–2 210 lbs. Brookhaven, NY Bellport
D 24 Matt Novosel Senior 6–6 235 lbs. Hudson, OH Hudson
M 26 Keith Olson Junior 6–0 180 lbs. Upper Arlington, OH Upper Arlington
D 41 Anthony Ostrander Sophomore 6–0 185 lbs. Massapequa, NY Farmingdale
D 27 Scott Raffensperger Senior 6–2 223 lbs. Altamont, NY Guilderland
A 5 Joe Resetarits Junior 6–0 190 lbs. Hamburg, NY Hamburg
M 9 Jack Reynolds Junior 6–3 210 lbs. Farmingdale, NY Holy Trinity/Bridgton Academy
A 21 Eric Sanders Freshman 6–6 215 lbs. West Chester, PA Downingtown West
M 15 Dean Steinmann Sophomore 6–2 185 lbs. Nesconset, NY Smithtown East
M 19 Dwayne Stewart Sophomore 6–1 175 lbs. Copiague, NY Walter G. O'Connell Copiague
A 2 Miles Thompson Freshman 5-11 210 lbs. Nedrow, NY Lafayette
A 3 Ty Thompson Freshman 6-0 185 lbs. Hogansburg, NY Salmon River Central
M 25 Mike Woods Sophomore 6–2 200 lbs. Newmarket, ON, CAN Brewster Academy
A 36 Ben Young Redshirt Freshman 6–7 215 lbs. Coral Springs, FL St. Thomas Aquinas

Alumni playing professional lacrosse

Player Pos. Years at UAlbany MLL Team MLL
Championships		 NLL Team NLL
Championships		 Awards
Bakery Janneh M/FO 200?–0? Boston Cannons (DNP) 0 - - -
Luke Daquino A 2002–05 Long Island Lizards (DNP)
Denver Outlaws (DNP)
Boston Cannons (DNP)		 0 - - -
Frank Resetarits A 2004–07 Long Island Lizards (2007-pres.) 0 San Jose Stealth (2007–09)
Buffalo Bandits (2009-pres.)		 0 -
Merrick Thomson A 2004–07 New Jersey Pride (2007–08)
Toronto Nationals (2009-pres.)		 1 (2009) Philadelphia Wings (2007-pres.) 0 2008 MLL Most Improved Player
2009 All-MLL Team
Liam Gleason D 2004–07 New Jersey Pride (2007–08) 0 - - -
Jordan Levine M 2005–08 New Jersey Pride (2008)
Boston Cannons (DNP)
Toronto Nationals (2009)
Washington Bayhawks (2010-pres.)		 1 (2009) Philadelphia Wings (2008-pres.) 0 -
Mike Ammann M 2005–08 New Jersey Pride (DNP) 0 New York Titans (DNP) 0 -
Steve Ammann M 2005–08 New Jersey Pride (DNP) 0 New York Titans (DNP) 0 -
Craig McDonald D 2005–08 Rochester Rattlers (DNP) 0 - - -
Brett Queener G/M 2006–08 Rochester Rattlers (2008)
Toronto Nationals (2009-pres.)		 2(2008, 2009) Boston Blazers (2008-pres.) 0 -
Corey Small A 2006–09 Toronto Nationals (2009-pres.) 1(2009) Edmonton Rush (2010-pres.) 0 -
Chris Schongar D 2006–09 Toronto Nationals (2009) 0 - - -

Current season

2011 Albany Men's Lacrosse
Season Schedule
Date & Time Away Team Score Home Team Score Location Game Notes/Scoring Leader
Feb. 26, 2011 at 1 PM Albany 7 #20 Drexel 14 Philadelphia, PA J. Resetarits (3)
Mar. 5, 2011 at 3 PM Delaware 9 Albany 11 Albany, NY M. Thompson (3)
Mar. 8, 2011 at 3 PM #5 UMass 8 Albany 9 Albany, NY J. Resetarits/M. Thompson (3)
Mar. 12, 2011 at 12 PM #13 Ohio State 9 Albany 11 Albany, NY T. Thompson (3)
Mar. 15, 2011 at 7 PM #14 Albany 13 #1 Syracuse 18 Syracuse, NY T. Thomspson (3)
Mar. 22, 2011 at 7 PM Marist 12 #16 Albany 7 Albany, NY M. Johnson (3)
Mar. 26, 2011 at 1 PM #16 Albany 9 #17 Bucknell 11 Lewisburg, PA J. Resetarits/M. Thompson (3)
Mar. 30, 2011 at 7 PM Hartford 9 Albany 8 Albany, NY M. Thompson (3)
Apr. 2, 2011 at 2 PM Harvard 11 Albany 12 Albany, NY M. Thompson/T. Thompson (4)
Apr. 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM Albany 6 #3 Johns Hopkins 11 Baltimore, MD on ESPNU
J. Resetarits (3)
Apr. 10, 2011 at 1 PM Albany 6 Vermont 11 Burlington, VT Six Players (1)
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7 PM UMBC 13 Albany 9 Albany, NY M. Thompson (3)
Apr. 23, 2011 at 7 PM Albany 11 Stony Brook 23 Stony Brook, NY M. Thompson (5)
Apr. 26, 2011 at 5 PM Albany 12 Siena 10 Loudonville, NY J. Resetarits/T. Thompson (3)
Apr. 30, 2011 at 7 PM Albany 7 Binghamton 8 Vestal, NY J. Resetarits/M. Thompson/
T. Thompson (2)

All-time records, standings and statistics

Coaching records and standings

Year Coach Regular Season Conference Post Season
Won Lost Win % Won Lost Win % Standing
Division III (Independent) (1970–1995)
1970 Bill Muse 3 7 .300 - - – –
1971 Bob Ford 8 2 .800 - - – –
1972 Bob Ford 7 2 .778 - - – –
1973 Bob Ford 4 7 .364 - - – –
1974 Dave Armstrong 4 7 .364 - - – –
1975 Dave Armstrong 6 6 .500 - - – – ECAC D-III Tournament
1976 Steve Axman 6 5 .545 - - – –
1977 Mike Motta 6 6 .500 - - – –
1978 Mike Motta 5 7 .417 - - – –
1979 Mike Motta 4 8 .333 - - – –
1980 Mike Motta 6 5 .545 - - – –
1981 Mike Motta 5 8 .385 - - – –
1982 Mike Motta 6 8 .429 - - – –
1983 Mike Motta 7 5 .583 - - – –
1984 Gary Campbell 7 6 .538 - - – –
1985 Rick Flanders 3 10 .231 - - – –
1986 Chuck Priore 9 8 .529 - - – –
1987 Tom Fogarty 5 7 .417 - - – –
1988 Steve O'Shea 2 9 .182 - - – –
1989 Steve O'Shea 7 4 .636 - - – –
1990 Steve O'Shea 4 7 .364 - - – –
1991 Steve O'Shea 7 5 .583 - - – –
1992 Steve O'Shea 10 3 .769 - - – – ECAC D-III Tournament
1993 Steve O'Shea 8 3 .727 - - – –
1994 Steve O'Shea 7 6 .538 - - – – ECAC D-III Tournament
1995 Mark Wimmer 6 5 .545 - - – –
Division II (Independent) (1996–1999)
1996 Mark Wimmer 7 6 .538 - - – –
1997 Mark Wimmer 8 5 .615 - - – – ECAC D-II Tournament
1998 Mark Wimmer 8 4 .667 - - – –
1999 Mark Wimmer 7 6 .538 - - – –
Division I (Independent) (2000–2001)
2000 Mark Wimmer 6 5 .545 - - – –
2001 Scott Marr 3 8 .273 - - – –
Division I (America East Conference) (2002–Present)
2002 Scott Marr 9 7 .563 5 0 1.000 1st America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal Win over Quinnipiac 12–5)
(Championship Loss to Stony Brook 8–6)
2003 Scott Marr 10 6 .625 4 1 .800 1st America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal Win over Stony Brook 11–5)
(Championship Game Win over Hartford 7–5)
NCAA First Round (Loss to Princeton 16–10)
2004 Scott Marr 10 6 .625 4 2 .666 4th America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal win over UMBC 9–8)
(Championship Win over Binghamton 10–4)
NCAA First Round (Loss to Syracuse 21–13)
2005 Scott Marr 10 6 .625 5 1 .833 1st America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal Win over Binghamton 11–3)
(Championship Win over Stony Brook 16–7)
NCAA First Round (Loss to Virginia 23–9)
2006 Scott Marr 8 7 .533 3 2 .600 3rd America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal Win over Stony Brook 14–13)
(Championship Loss to UMBC 19–10)
2007 Scott Marr 15 3 .833 4 1 .800 1st America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal Win over Stony Brook 17–5)
(Championship Win over UMBC 15–14)
NCAA First Round (Win over Loyola 19–10)
NCAA Second Round (Loss to Cornell 12–11 in OT)
2008 Scott Marr 8 8 .500 4 1 .800 2nd America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal Win over Stony Brook 12–9)
(Championship Loss to UMBC 14–13)
2009 Scott Marr 7 7 .500 3 2 .600 3rd America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal Loss to Stony Brook 18–12)
2010 Scott Marr 5 11 .313 3 2 .600 3rd America East Conference Tournament
(Semifinal Win over UMBC 11-7)
(Championship Loss to #6 Stony Brook 11-7)
2011 Scott Marr 5 8 .384 0 5 .000 6th America East Conference Tournament:(DNQ)
Albany Totals: 278 261 .516 47 20 .673

References

External links

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